Important Travel Items

Important Travel Items

Foreign travel is usually an adventure, regardless of the purpose. A wise traveller will prepare ahead of time for emergencies, which often requires bringing important health items and personal documents along on the trip. Below are items the clinic recommends travellers take on their journeys, but not all of them may be necessary, or appropriate, for every traveller.

Prescription Medications

Diarrhea Treatment
An antimotility agent and/or an antibiotic may be prescribed for treatment. Antibiotics are generally not recommended for use as prevention of diarrhea.

Treatment of Infection
An antibiotic may be useful for travellers at risk of upper respiratory, urinary tract, or skin infections.

Jet Lag
A short-acting sleeping medication may be useful in treating sleeping problems in cases associated with jet lag.

Malaria Medication
The malaria situation in many countries continues to change. The malaria situation in your country of distination will be carefully explained to you by the Travel Doctor staff and appropriate medications will be prescribed.

Mountain Sickness
There are medications, depending on the nature of the travel, which have been shown to be effective in preventing some cases of high altitude problems.

Anti-Nausea Treatment
Travellers who experience motion sickness may be prescribed a medication for this.

Non-Prescription Items

Antibiotic ointment
For topical application on minor cuts and abrasions.